Secure Computing Monday announced an upgrade to its Webwasher suite -- gateway security software that offers customers threat protection via an integrated reputation system -- as well as new antimalware features.
Available now, Webwasher 6.0 integrates CipherTrust’s TrustedSource, which calculates a reputation score based on sending
patterns and history for each IP address that sends e-mail. TrustedSource feeds information to Webwasher about URLs embedded
in e-mails identified by the reputation system as spam or phishing, and automatically blocks Webwasher customers from visiting
those sites, says Tim Roddy, Secure Computing’s director of product marketing.
This integration occurred within 75 days of Secure Computing acquiring CipherTrust, according to company officials. Secure Computing plans to integrate TrustedSource across its product line.
With Version 6.0, Secure Computing also has integrated TrustedSource in the suite’s antispam module, so that connection requests
coming from known spammers are blocked automatically, says Roddy.
Also with this release, Secure Computing has added an antimalware module combining signature-based protection from known malware,
as well as the company’s own ProActive Security filters based on behavioral analysis that detects blended or unknown malware,
Roddy says.
Webwasher comprises Web-filtering, antivirus, antimalware and SSL scanning modules, which sit at an organization’s gateway
to protect against threats that enter via the Web, such as viruses, Trojan horses, and malware, and also scan outbound Web
traffic for compliance with corporate norms.
